Australia, Canada, Chile and Brazil still provide investors with the most stable political and economic conditions for investing in mining, but an annual ranking by an international mining advisory firm shows that the investment climate in the sector has deteriorated since 2010.

Poland's former finance minister, central bank governor and deputy prime minister, Leszek Balcerowicz, says the solution the the eurozone's problems lies in reforms and attracting investment, not bailouts.

Senior officials in Albania have prioritised the growth of the country's tourist industry in a bid to attract investors.

New laws aimed at increasing transparency and strengthening foreign investor rights bring Turkey in line with other EU member countries.

Indian IT consultancy MindTree has announced that it is to open its first US-based development centre to meet the needs of its large customer base in the country.

Argentinian president Cristina Fernández's decision to renationalise the country's largest oil company is the latest in a series of populist moves that could seriously dent the country's reputation and its ability to attract FDI.

London is using its first place ranking in fDiMagazine's European Cities & Regions of the Future 2012/13 as a way of attracting even more foreign investment, according to the city's mayor Boris Johnson.

With a highly skilled labour force and a growing energy sector, the Czech Republic's potential has already been recognised by investors in developed countries, but as prime minister Petr Nečas knows, there are still issues that still need to be tackled if the country is to attract investors from further afield.